Category: Education

Some European friends of mine asked about our tax experience. I thought other international readers might be interested, so here is my impression. Approximately half of all American adults pay the federal income tax. All American adults need to file...

Recently, David Klinghoffer had a great post on how Darwinists pressured people to remove an interview with Michael Behe, the brilliant author of Darwin's Black Box. Fortunately, saner heads prevailed. I can understand why Darwinists are afraid to let people...

Moral hazard is a concept that shows that people who are sheltered from the consequences of foolhardy actions may be more likely to repeat them than people who feel the pain of their actions. In other words, if you spend...

I wanted to capture this gem so I could find it again when needed. Hate speech is verbal communication that induces anger due to the listener’s inability to offer an intelligent response. Mike Adams...

Anyone interested in the global warming debate should avail themselves of the following resources. For a brief overview of the science of global warming and/or simply to see how much you really know about global warming, take the Global Warming...

Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual similes and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country. I have posted the...

Hats off to Dr. Robert Berry who is almost single-handedly trying to revolutionize the practice of medicine in the United States. For instance, he refuses to accept any payment from insurance companies. He does this out of principle, as anyone...

When my academic friends promote socialized medicine, I always ask them why they think the government will do a better job than the free market. The reply is invariable one of two responses. Either they have more blind faith in...

Under current fair credit legislation, all Americans have the right to ask for a free credit report once per year. This is an expansion over the old policy of only getting a credit report if you are denied credit. I...

On February 7, the student council of the University of Washington voted against a resolution honoring World War II fighter pilot Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. It was a close call – the vote was actually tied, but Senate Chair Alex...

"For a red tile, what is the Dewey Decimal system?" Why might the Dewey Decimal system be the answer to a trivia question? At least some libraries are no longer using it. My university's library is in process of converting...

Last year, I made a promise after reading a funny column by Mike Adams. He is one of my favorite columnists and has earned a permanent link at my roundtable (under Court Jesters). He is a politically incorrect tenured professor...

Imagine you are on the State Board of Education. You are facing a controversial vote. Should you vote to allow three new charter schools or not? The teachers' union and some parents are quite vocal about their disapproval. Sure, the...

I have some concerns with tenure. For those of you unfamiliar with the tenure process at American universities, let me give you some background. Professors are expected to teach, provide service (to their department, school, university, and/or community), and perform...

Anne Wilson has shared some of her experience in homeschooling and it is worth the read. Since she uses blogspot, her archives don't work at all. Look for the May 7th, 2003 post at 9:27.Update: Anne wrote me back and...

I received quite a bit of feedback on my post on this subject. It is nice to know that my readers appreciate these summaries. Chris posted some comments on the subject at his blog.I will post more such summaries in...

Before I discuss a paper I recently read, let me give you some background on how professors generate articles. In theory, academics are in the business of creating knowledge. Rightly or wrongly, most professors at "research" (i.e., better funded) schools...